MAR. 25.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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links; towards the South by Section 29 of said block,
also by road line along estuary, 3000 links; and
towards the West by the Waihopai Estuary.

Also all that other piece of land being Sections 23,
24, and part of 26 of said block, comprising 100 acres
2 roods 19 perches, more or less, and bounded as
follows, viz.: Commencing at the north-western angle
of said Section 24; thence by a line running 1630
links, bearing due east; thence by a line running
2450 links, bearing due north; thence by a line run-
ning 2475 links, bearing due east, being the continua-
tion of the northern side of Albert Street, Gladstone;
thence by a line running 3424 links, bearing due
south; thence by a line running 4105 links, bearing
due west; thence by a line running 974 links, bear-
ing due north, to starting point.

THOMAS DICK.

"City of Auckland Loans Consolidation Act, 1879,"
to come into Operation.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1880.

THE following notice, received from his Worship
the Mayor of Auckland, is published in accord-
ance with section 33 of "The City of Auckland Loans
Consolidation Act, 1879," and section 145 of "The
Municipal Corporations Act, 1876."

THOMAS DICK.

Mayor's Office,
Auckland, 17th March, 1880.

In pursuance of section 145 of "The Municipal
Corporations Act, 1876," I have the honor to inform
you that a poll was taken on Tuesday, 16th March,
1880, to consider the proposition to bring into
operation "The City of Auckland Loans Consolida-
tion Act, 1879," in conformity with the provisions of
the said Act, and that the votes recorded were--

For
Against

... ... ... ... 162
... ... ... ... 7

Majority for ... ... 155

I therefore declare the said resolution to bring the
Act into operation carried.

THOS. PEACOCK, Mayor.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,
Wellington.

By-laws of the Corporation of the Town of North
Invercargill.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1880.

THE following by-laws passed by the Borough
Council of the Town of North Invercargill
have been confirmed by His Excellency the Governor.

THOMAS DICK.

In pursuance of the powers conferred by section
38 of "The Otago Municipal Corporations Em-
powering Act, 1865," and of every other power
enabling it, the Council of the Town of North
Invercargill ordains as follows:-

1. The by-laws made on the 10th August, 1877,
   are hereby repealed as from the day on which the
   present by-laws shall come into operation.

I. DRAINS.

2. All drains under footways shall be constructed
   with iron pipes, drain tiles, or box-drains not exceed-
   ing 3 inches in diameter, and shall be laid with a
   fall of 4 inches in the whole width of the footway,
   the level at the discharge mouth being the level of
   the water channel.

3. The kerbing shall be neatly cut with a hole of
   the same size as the outside diameter of the pipe to
   receive the end of the pipe, and relaid to line and
   level. The footway opened up for the reception of
   the pipe shall be made good with the same material
   of which it is constructed, to the satisfaction of the
   Town Surveyor.

4. No drain under a footway and discharging into
   the channel shall be laid or used for any other purpose
   than for carrying off surface water, whether from
   roofs or yards.

5. Every drain from a house or building connected
   with a main or branch drain, or sewer, shall be made
   of flanged earthenware or metal pipes, or wooden
   box-drains of 6 inches diameter, and placed at such
   level or inclination as the Town Surveyor shall direct,
   and shall have a sunk-box at its source, the bottom
   of which shall be fixed at a level of 12 inches
   below the level of the drain, and must be made in
   accordance with a drawing and specification deposited
   at the office of the Town Clerk.

II. CROSSINGS.

6. No crossing shall be less than 10 feet long in
   the direction of the street, nor of greater length,
   unless the permission of the Town Surveyor has first
   been obtained.

7. Any crossing laid in any street or part of a
   street may be laid with hardwood sleepers 4
   inches deep and 3 inches thick, well tarred,
   24 inches apart; and the crossing may be laid
   with planks of 4 x 2 inches, in regular courses,
   1 inch apart.

8. All crossings shall be laid the full width of and
   level with the footway, and extending not less than
   3 feet into the street, and shall have such inclina-
   tion over the channel and be set to such gradients as
   the Town Surveyor may direct.

9. No materials shall be used in any crossings
   which have not first been approved of by the Town
   Surveyor.

III. HACKNEY AND BOROUGH STAGE CARRIAGES.

10. Every person plying a hackney carriage or a
    borough stage carriage for hire shall first take out a
    license from the Corporation.

11. For each such license there shall be paid to
    the Town Clerk the sum of £1 annually. Every
    license to be available only until the 19th day of
    April after the day of its issue.

12. Every such hackney carriage or borough stage
    carriage, while standing or plying for hire, shall each
    evening, at and after sunset, carry and sufficiently
    display two lighted lamps, one at each side of the
    splashboard.

13 The owner of every licensed hackney carriage
shall paint on a conspicuous part of the offside
thereof his name, and the word "Licensed," and the
number of the license, in white letters 1 inch in
length on a black ground.

14. All hackney carriages and borough stage
    carriages plying for hire, when waiting for hire,
    shall be ranked in single line.

15. The rates of fares to be paid for hackney
    carriages or borough stage carriages shall be as
    follow:-

Fares by Time for licensed Carriage drawn by one
Horse.

For the first, second, or third hour, 4s. per hour;
for every subsequent hour, 3s. per hour; half and
quarter hours at same rates.

Fares by Time for licensed Carriage drawn by more
than one Horse.

For the first, second, or third hour, 5s. per hour;
for every subsequent hour, 4s. per hour; half and
quarter hours at same rates.